Legislation

Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) (Amendment) Regulations come into force 1 October 2006

From April 2007, The Work and Families Act 2006 which comes into force on 1st October, for the first time, carers of adults will have the right to request flexible working. From the same date, working mothers will benefit from nine months statutory maternity pay rather than the current six months entitlement, while fathers will also benefit from plans to introduce a new right giving them extended paternity leave, whereby they will be able to take up to six months additional paternity leave at the standard rate if the mother returns to work before taking her full entitlement.

The draft regulations can be viewed on the DTI website. http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/workandfamilies/index.html

The Work and Families Act which will bring these provisions into force can be viewed on the OPSI website. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060018_en.pdf

Last Updated: 08/08/2007 13:06:40 By Richard Perry